climara pro and atenolol
(ah THE no lall)
Tenormin
What is the most important information I should know about atenolol?
• Do not stop taking atenolol abruptly unless you are directed to do soby your doctor climara pro and atenolol. Stopping atenolol abruptly may cause your condition to becomeworse climara pro and atenolol.
• Call your doctor immediately if you experience shortness of breath climara pro and atenolol.
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities climara pro and atenolol. Atenolol may cause dizziness or drowsiness climara pro and atenolol. If you experience dizzinessor drowsiness, avoid these activities climara pro and atenolol.
What is atenolol?
• Atenolol is in a class of drugs called beta-blockers climara pro and atenolol. Beta-blockers affectthe heart and circulatory system (arteries and veins) climara pro and atenolol.
• Atenolol is used to lower blood pressure, lower heart rate, reduce chestpain (angina), and to reduce the risk of recurrent heart attacks climara pro and atenolol.
• Atenolol may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide climara pro and atenolol.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking atenolol?
• Before taking atenolol, tell your doctor if you have
· asthma;
· heart problems such as low blood pressure, a slow heart rate, heartblock, sick sinus syndrome, a pacemaker, heart failure, or any other heart problems;
· diabetes;
· depression;
· thyroid disease;
· kidney disease;
· liver disease; or
· any type of circulatory disease climara pro and atenolol.
• You may not be able to take atenolol, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove climara pro and atenolol.
• Atenolol is in the FDA pregnancy category D climara pro and atenolol. This means that atenololis known to have harmful effects on a developing baby climara pro and atenolol. Low birth weight andother effects have occurred climara pro and atenolol. Do not take atenolol without first talking to yourdoctor if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment climara pro and atenolol.
• Atenolol passes into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby climara pro and atenolol. Slow heartrates in breast-fed babies have occurred climara pro and atenolol. Do not take atenolol without firsttalking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby climara pro and atenolol.
How should I take atenolol?
• Take atenolol exactly as directed by your doctor climara pro and atenolol. If you do not understandthese directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you climara pro and atenolol.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water climara pro and atenolol.
• Atenolol can be taken with or without food climara pro and atenolol.
• Take atenolol at the same time everyday whenever possible climara pro and atenolol.
• Do not crush, break, or chew the tablets climara pro and atenolol. Swallow them whole climara pro and atenolol.
• Do not stop taking atenolol abruptly unless you are directed to do soby your doctor climara pro and atenolol. Stopping atenolol abruptly may cause your condition to becomeworse climara pro and atenolol.
• Store this medication at room temperature away from moisture and heat climara pro and atenolol.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember climara pro and atenolol. However, if it is almosttime for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take only the next regularlyscheduled dose climara pro and atenolol. Do not take a double dose of this medication climara pro and atenolol.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention climara pro and atenolol.
• Symptoms of an atenolol overdose include a slow heart beat, shortnessof breath, fainting, dizziness, weakness, confusion, nausea, and vomiting climara pro and atenolol.
What should I avoid while taking atenolol?
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities climara pro and atenolol. Atenolol may cause drowsiness, dizziness, and blood pressure changes climara pro and atenolol. If you experience drowsiness or dizziness, avoid these activities climara pro and atenolol.
• Tell your doctor and dentist that you are taking atenolol before havingsurgery climara pro and atenolol.
• Use alcohol cautiously climara pro and atenolol. Alcohol may increase drowsiness and dizzinesswhile taking this medication climara pro and atenolol.
What are the possible side effects of atenolol?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingatenolol and call your doctor immediately or seek emergency medical treatment:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; hives);
· wheezing or shortness of breath;
· an unusually slow or irregular heart beat;
· swelling of your feet and/or lower legs;
· leg pain or cramping;
· sudden weight gain (more than 2 pounds in one day or 5 pounds in oneweek);
· chest (heart) pain;
· cold or blue feet and hands; or
· skin rash climara pro and atenolol.
• If you experience any of the following less serious side effects, continuetaking atenolol and talk to your doctor:
· fatigue or confusion;
· headache or dizziness;
· weak pulse or mildly slow heart rate;
· diarrhea, constipation, gas, nausea, or vomiting;
· depression;
· nightmares; or
· impotence (difficulty obtaining or maintaining an erection) climara pro and atenolol.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur climara pro and atenolol. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome climara pro and atenolol.
What other drugs will affect atenolol?
• Before taking atenolol, tell your doctor if you are taking
· a heart medication such as nifedipine (Procardia, Adalat), reserpine(Serpasil), verapamil (Calan, Verelan, Isoptin), diltiazem (Cardizem, DilacorXR), clonidine (Catapres), digoxin (Lanoxin), doxazosin (Cardura), guanadrel(Hylorel), prazosin (Minipress), or terazosin (Hytrin);
· a diabetes medication such as insulin, glyburide (Micronase, Glynase,Diabeta), glipizide (Glucotrol), chlorpropamide (Diabinese), or metformin (Glucophage);
· a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) such as ibuprofen (Motrin,Advil, others), naproxen (Aleve, Anaprox, Naprosyn, others), ketoprofen (Orudis,Orudis KT, Oruvail), and others;
· a respiratory medication such as albuterol (Ventolin, Proventil, Volmax,others), bitolterol (Tornalate), metaproterenol (Alupent, Metaprel), pirbuterol(Maxair), terbutaline (Brethaire, Brethine, Bricanyl), or theophylline (Theo-Dur,Theochron, Theolair, others);
· the stomach medication cimetidine (Tagamet, Tagamet HB); or
· prescription or over-the-counter cough medicines, cold medicines, ordiet pills climara pro and atenolol.
• You may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatmentif you are taking any of the medicines listed above climara pro and atenolol.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with atenolol oraffect your condition climara pro and atenolol. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking anyprescription or over-the-counter medicines, including herbal products climara pro and atenolol.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about atenolol written forhealth professionals that you may read climara pro and atenolol.
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